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Ukrainian forces clear Pokrovsk City Council building and raise Ukrainian flag

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/11/05/8006000/

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Pokrovosk has been in danger of being overridden by the orcs, and Ukraine had to send in the special forces via helicopter......... However, it looks like the city isn't in danger of falling right now. And if Russia has indeed swarmed soldiers within the area, then that should be a target rich environment for the drones. They should send drone units that way and give them hell.

Also, Trump isn't going to give any Tomahawks to Ukraine but we didn't expect anything else from him.



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The battle of Bakhmut took over 10 months, so Pokrovsk will probably be similar. Now the start point of the battle of Pokrovsk is dubious, so it could be a few months until then.



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Ukraine carries out further overnight strikes on Russian energy sector

https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/06/ukraine-carries-out-further-overnight-strikes-on-russian-energy-sector

3.  Unknown saboteurs are torching locomotives inside Russia, with Ukraine’s military intelligence (GUR) claiming dozens have been destroyed. According to GUR, the acts were carried out by supporters of the “Freedom of Russia” movement.

https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.com/post/3m4xqsotrgs2u



Ukrainian Robot Boats Hit Russian Black Sea Oil Terminal. It was a follow-up strike to a damaging attack hitting Tuapse ten days ago. There are unconfirmed reports Ukraine also launched its big Flamingo cruise missile at the port.


https://www.kyivpost.com/post/63972



They aren't really destroying much equipment now at all.  So, that's great for Ukraine because it just means that Russia is running out of equpment and this translates into fewer losses for Ukraine.  When things are falling apart in various ways, even the russians will start to sweat.   



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1. Vladimir Putin has no plan for winning in Ukraine
Fighting will continue, but a reckoning is coming
https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2025/11/12/vladimir-putin-has-no-plan-for-winning-in-ukraine

2. Ukraine reportedly strikes thermal power plant in occupied Donetsk Oblast
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-reportedly-strikes-thermal-power-plant-in-occupied-donetsk-oblast/



1. One Operator, 100 Drones: Ukraine First to Deploy AI-Controlled Drone Wall in Combat

https://united24media.com/latest-news/one-operator-100-drones-ukraine-first-to-deploy-ai-controlled-drone-wall-in-combat-13373

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Ukraine's innovation in battle is off the charts. Putin had better hide or Ukraine will send one to meet him soon.

2.  Russian propagandist and Z-blogger Arutyunov said that the Russian soldiers from the viral video showing a Russian Armed Forces convoy entering Pokrovsk have already been eliminated. According to him, this happened because the video was leaked online by Russian war correspondents.

https://bsky.app/profile/wartranslated.bsky.social/post/3m5jgpdo5yk2f

Last edited by shavenferret - on 13 November 2025

shavenferret said:

1. One Operator, 100 Drones: Ukraine First to Deploy AI-Controlled Drone Wall in Combat

https://united24media.com/latest-news/one-operator-100-drones-ukraine-first-to-deploy-ai-controlled-drone-wall-in-combat-13373

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Ukraine's innovation in battle is off the charts. Putin had better hide or Ukraine will send one to meet him soon.

I always said there would be no peace from Russia until a way could be figured out to strike the Kremlin without triggering a nuclear war. 



SanAndreasX said:
shavenferret said:

1. One Operator, 100 Drones: Ukraine First to Deploy AI-Controlled Drone Wall in Combat

https://united24media.com/latest-news/one-operator-100-drones-ukraine-first-to-deploy-ai-controlled-drone-wall-in-combat-13373

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Ukraine's innovation in battle is off the charts. Putin had better hide or Ukraine will send one to meet him soon.

I always said there would be no peace from Russia until a way could be figured out to strike the Kremlin without triggering a nuclear war. 

Right. I'm sure that Ukraine could send drones, but then again merely damaging the brains walls or what habe you would accomplish nothing. It would only look like an act of terrorism, so the cost/benefit ratio would be too high. If they sent a Flamingo missle then it would only get shot down since Russia has by now probably sent at some batteries of anti air missles to Moscow. 

This post was half joking anyway and the take home point is that Ukraine is very motivated to be creative. They are making the Russians look slow to the uptake by comparison. 

Ukrainevis probably finding God targets with all of the various possibilities considered. Their focus on energy with the various refineries and ports, depots, and pipelines is a good one. They are also hitting various substations and power plants.